Coaching career

Bone graduated from Seattle Pacific University

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle Pacific University is a Christian university of the liberal arts, sciences and professions, located on the north slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, USA. It was founded in 1891 by the Oregon and Washington Conference of the Free Methodist Church as the Seattle Seminary...

 in 1983. He was an assistant coach at Shorecrest HS

Shorewood High School

Shorewood High School is the name of two high schools in the United States:*Shorewood High School in Shoreline, Washington*Shorewood High School in Shorewood, Wisconsin...

 in Shoreline, WA and Cal State Stanislaus

California State University, Stanislaus

California State University, Stanislaus, also known as Cal State Stanislaus or simply Stan State is a campus in the California State University system which was established in 1957 in Turlock, California. It is also the only campus in the CSU system to offer a bachelor's degree in cognitive studies...

 before returning to Seattle Pacific as an assistant coach in 1986, becoming the head coach in 1990. In 12 years at Seattle Pacific, he compiled a 251-97 (.721) record and made 8 appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament

NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship

The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II, a grouping of schools in the United States that are generally smaller than the higher-profile institutions of Division I...

, reaching the semifinals in 2000. From 2002 to 2005, he was an assistant coach at Washington.

In 2005, he became head coach at Portland State

Portland State Vikings men's basketball

The Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represents Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. The team was also once referred to as "The Park Block Bombers" in reference to the school's proximity to Portland's string of park blocks. The school's team competes in the Big Sky Conference...

 and was selected as the 2007-08 Big Sky Conference

Big Sky Conference

The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

 Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year after taking the Vikings to their first ever NCAA Tournament

2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007–08 basketball season...

. In 2009, Bone coached the Vikings to a second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament

2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....

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In 2009, Bone accepted an offer to become the head coach at Washington State

Washington State Cougars men's basketball

The Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball team represents Washington State University and competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of NCAA Division I...

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Head coaching record